Chav vs Gypsy - What's the difference?
chav | gypsy |
(UK, pejorative, offensive) A working-class youth, especially one associated with aggression, poor education, and a perceived "common" taste in clothing and lifestyle.
* 2011 , ‘Giving the poor a good kicking’, The Economist , 18 Jun 2011:
(sometimes, offensive) : a member of the Romani people.
(offensive) An itinerant person or any person suspected of making a living from dishonest practices or theft; a member of a nomadic people, not necessarily Romani; a carny.
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: of or belonging to the Romani people or one of it sub-groups (Roma, Sinti, Romanichel, etc).
(offensive) Of or having the qualities of an itinerant person or group with qualities traditionally ascribed to Romani people; making a living from dishonest practices or theft etc.
To roam around the country like a gypsy.
As nouns the difference between chav and gypsy
is that chav is (uk|pejorative|offensive) a working-class youth, especially one associated with aggression, poor education, and a perceived "common" taste in clothing and lifestyle while gypsy is (sometimes|offensive) a member of the romani people, or one of it sub-groups (roma, sinti, romanichal, etc).As a proper noun gypsy is
(rare|sometimes|offensive) the language romani .As an adjective gypsy is
(sometimes|offensive) of or belonging to the romani people or one of it sub-groups (roma, sinti, romanichel, etc).chav
English
(wikipedia chav)Noun
(en noun)- His book concerns ‘chavs ’, a supposed underclass of ill-educated, fast-breeding, violent and amoral poor people currently plaguing Britain.
Synonyms
* SeeDerived terms
* chavelling * chavette * chavster * chavtastic * chavving * chavvyReferences
*"Good news for chavs: they may be cool people soon"by Robin Young, The Times , 2004-10-19, accessed 2005-04-15 *
World Wide Words: chav, by Michael Quinion, accessed 2005-04-15 *
Posting by "Quizmonster" in The Answer Bank, 2005-02-22, accessed 2005-04-15 *
Posting by "Dick Jones" in FrizzyLogic, 2004-03-19, accessed 2005-04-15 *
"The Chavs are Coming", The Irish Times 2005-03-23, accessed 2005-04-15 * Bragg, M. 'The Adventure of English', London, Hodder and Stoughton, 2003: 26.
See also
* charva * mush * ned * pikey * scallyAnagrams
*gypsy
English
Alternative forms
* gipsy, gipsey (archaic) * gypsey, gypsie (archaic)Noun
(gypsies)- Like a right gypsy , hath, at fast and loose, Beguiled me to the very heart of loss.
- I will look on your treasures, gypsy . Is this understood?
Usage notes
See the usage note about Gypsy .Derived terms
* gypsiologist, gypsiology * gypsycraft * gypsy hat * gypsyish * gypsyism * gypsy's kiss * gypsylike * gypsy winch * gypsywortAdjective
(-)- If anyone questions them, they'll fold up faster than a gypsy roofing company.